Software:Qiqqa
 Screenshot of Qiqqa v83s on Windows 11 | |
| Initial release | April 2010 |
|---|---|
| Stable release | Qiqqa v82
/ October 2020 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Android |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Reference management software |
| License | GNU General Public License version 3 |
| Website | www |
Qiqqa (pronounced "Quicker") is a free and open-source[1][2] software that allows researchers to work with thousands of PDFs.[3] It combines PDF reference management tools, a citation manager, and a mind map brainstorming tool. It integrates with Microsoft Word XP, 2003, 2007 and 2010 and BibTeX/LaTeX to automatically produce citations and bibliographies in thousands of styles.
The development of Qiqqa began in Cambridge, UK, in December 2009. A public alpha was released in April 2010, offering PDF management and brainstorming capabilities. Subsequent releases have seen the incorporation of the Web Library, OCR, integration with BibTeX and other reference managers, and the use of natural language processing (NLP) techniques to guide researchers in their reading.
Shortly after its release, Qiqqa has been noticed by universities[4] and their libraries.[5]
In 2011, Qiqqa won both the University of Cambridge CUE[6] and CUTEC,[7][8] and the Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups[9] competitions. Qiqqa was an award winner in the 2012 Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards.[10]
In 2020, Qiqqa decided to change software pricing model and make it free and open-source: "After 10 years of your support we have decided to make Qiqqa open source so that it can be grown and extended by its community of thousands of active users."[11]
Qiqqa does not seem to have attracted a large user base, compared to other recent reference management programs developed from 2006 to date.[12]
See also
- Comparison of reference management software
- Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
References
- ↑ "Free reference manager and research manager - Qiqqa". http://www.qiqqa.com/.
- ↑ "qiqqa-open-source/LICENSE". https://github.com/jimmejardine/qiqqa-open-source/blob/master/LICENSE.
- ↑ Julie Swierczek, McKillop Library, Salve Regina University (2011-02-11). "Drowning in information". http://mckillopcataloger.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/drowning-in-information-part-ii-2.
- ↑ Joanna Dawson (2010-10-25). "Will Qiqqa make me Smarta?". http://joannadawson.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/will-qiqqa-make-me-smarta/.
- ↑ Laura James (2010-06-19). "The Arcadia Project:A Wealth of Reference Management". http://arcadiaproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/wealth-of-reference-management.html.
- ↑ Business Weekly (2011-06-09). "Journey just beginning for Cambridge University entrepreneurs". http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/12038-journey-just-beginning-for-cambridge-university-entrepreneurs.
- ↑ Ben Fountain, Cabume (2011-06-14). "Cambridge startups getting on with the job off radar". http://www.cabume.co.uk/the-cluster/cambridge-startups-getting-on-with-the-job-off-the-radar.html.
- ↑ Business Weekly (2011-06-09). "Cambridge student entrepreneur books passage to Silicon Valley". http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/12040-cambridge-student-entrepreneur-books-passage-to-silicon-valley.
- ↑ Cambridge Wireless (2011-12-05). "Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups 2011 Competition". http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/discoveringstartups/.
- ↑ Santander (2012-07-06). "Santander announces new internship programme for small businesses". http://www.totalinvestor.co.uk/i/press/show/2990.
- ↑ "Free reference manager and research manager - Qiqqa". http://www.qiqqa.com/.
- ↑ "Google Trends: Compare Citavi, Docear, Mendeley, Qiqqa, Zotero - Worldwide - Past five years". https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=Citavi,Docear,Mendeley,Qiqqa,Zotero.
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